Impeachment Watch

With the House passing to Democratic control and special counsel Robert Mueller getting closer to going public with the results of his investigation, the eventual impeachment of Donald Trump is a distinct possibility. To political journalists at most major news organizations, however, impeachment is barely worth discussing — and even then, mostly in the context … Read more

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(Starting today, more short posts, including frequent updates about impeachment. Impeachment Watch items will be archived here.) I wrote about Watergate veteran Elizabeth Holtzman’s new book, The Case for Impeaching Trump,“ yesterday, and noted that it joins several others on the impeachment bookshelf. Yet another new book on the topic is out today: How to Get … Read more

As Elizabeth Holtzman recalls, “there was no will on the part of the House leadership” to start impeachment proceedings against Richard Nixon in the fall of 1973. Then, on a Saturday night in October, Richard Nixon ordered his attorney general to fire the Watergate special prosecutor. The attorney general and his deputy both resigned rather … Read more